To my friends, family, & supporters -
I hope you each had a wonderful & blessed Thanksgiving. I am thankful for so many things this year,and you are definitely on that list! I am in the beginning stages of packing and would greatly appreciate your prayers as I try to get everything done before leaving for Uganda on Tuesday.
Zion Project, the organization that I will be working with, just opened their online store today. They are selling jewelry, handmade by Congolese women in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Each necklace purchased helps provide for a woman and her children, which allows her to avoid prostitution for survival. The women are provided with daycare for their children as well as being paid a fare wage for their work. Most importantly though, through Zion Project's ministry to them, they learn that God loves them and that they are not worthless, even though they have suffered abuse.
You can read one of the women's stories here: Martha's Story
The online store can be found at http://www.store.zionproject.org/. Each piece of jewelry is beautiful and would make a great Christmas present that would be a blessing to the recipient as well as to the woman who created it. If your shopping is already done, feel free to pass the link on to others who might be frantically searching for that perfect gift. ; )
With love,
Sarah
